Part Families

The Part Families page shows a table containing basic information about part families. This page provides access to specific part families and links to create new families or, for users with delete access, to remove existing part families from the database.

To access this page:

  1. From the Compass, click Social and Collaborative Apps
  2. Select Engineering BOM.
  3. Select Engineering > Part Families.

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Columns

Column Description
Name Click any highlighted link in the Name column to view the list of parts that comprises that part family, or click at the end of the row to view the Parts page in a new browser window.
Type The part family type or subtype.
Description Details about the part family.
State The current state of the part family in its lifecycle.


(Open in new window}		 Open the part family in a new window.

Toolbar Commands

You can enter an object name pattern in the Name field (wildcards are allowed) and then find or filter by object name.

Command Description
Create New Create a part family.
Delete Delete one or more part families from the list. Select one or more part families from the list and click Delete.